budget
ADOT Getting Ready to Close 11 MVD Offices
PHOENIX (AP) — Layoffs have begun as the Arizona Department of Transportation gets ready to close 11 Motor Vehicle Division offices on Feb. 12.
The closures are part of an agency-wide effort to balance a $100 million budget deficit tied to the state’s fiscal crisis.
MVD offices to close include ones in Ajo, Benson, Bisbee, central [...]
Brewer To Release Proposed New Budget
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer releases her proposed state budget for the next fiscal year Friday.
Her budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1 is expected to include dramatic spending cuts and other steps for dealing with a shortfall projected to exceed $3 billion.
Brewer also has said Arizona voters should be asked to [...]
Brewer Signs Budget Bill Passed Last Week
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday signed a budget-reduction bill containing $193 million of funding cuts and other changes that set the stage for agencies to reduce services and cut employees’ pay.
The bill approved Saturday by the Legislature includes midyear 7.5 percent lump-sum cuts for most agencies and sweeps dollars from more than [...]
Brewer Calls Urgent Cabinet Meeting Concerning Budget
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer plans to convene an emergency meeting of her cabinet on Monday to address the state’s still-huge budget deficit.
The budget remains out of whack by a whopping $1.4 billion. That’s despite a series of special legislative sessions Brewer has called since June to address what began as a $3 [...]
Williams MVD Office, 11 Others to Close
WILLIAMS (NAZ Today)– Two northern Arizona Motor Vehicle Division offices are on the list of offices that the Arizona Department of Transportation says will close in the near future.
The Williams and Fredonia offices are on the list, along with eight other rural offices, and two offices in the greater Phoenix area. These represent about 20 [...]
FUSD Budget Cuts Mean Larger Classes, Reduced Programs (Video)
Budget cuts in the millions for the Flagstaff Unified School District mean larger class sizes and reduced extracurricular activities for Flagstaff schools. Jennifer Buzzard reports.
ADOT Reports Serious Impacts Upon Budget Cut
PHOENIX (AP) — By: Paul Davenport – The Arizona Department of Transportation would lay off at least half its staff and close all remaining rest areas and nearly all Motor Vehicle Division field offices if spending cuts are chosen to close a big budget gap, the department said in a new report.
The department has already [...]
Arizona Budget, School Offices Get New Directors
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed a new budget director to fill a vacancy created when Brewer named Eileen Klein as her new chief of staff.
Brewer announced Friday that John Arnold is stepping down as executive director of the School Facilities Board to become director of the governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and [...]
Ariz. Plans Securities Sales for Budget Maneuver
PHOENIX (AP) — State officials say they plan to offer securities to individuals and institutional investors to implement a budget-balancing maneuver to raise $735 million by borrowing against prisons and other state properties.
According to the Department of Administration, the state plans to raise the cash starting in January through certificates of participation sold through securities [...]
NAZ Today Exclusive: Pres. Haeger on NAU budget
VIDEO REPORT
NAU president John Haeger spoke with NAZ Today reporter Jennifer Buzzard today about the current university budget as well as plans for the new recreation facility and other projects.
